That's some intriguing stuff (the cambering). I saw something of it on the Cheap Pages section on junk rigs and the sails of Vincent Reddish which are much...
... It is intriguing. So far I'm leaning toward cambered panels in a standard Hasler/McLeod sail (parallel lower battens) as the most seamanlike approach,...
Have you considered a cat-ketch rig, using two masts with the larger sail in front? This may be a better sailplan than the schooner for smaller hulls. I am...
Still being in the design stage of the junkrig for my dinghy (I can go on making sketches indefinitely, I love it), I skimmed through the back copies of the...
It should be considered, also, the tiredness of the crew, as -except you have an excelent autopilot- tired crews could heave-to and maintain such action...
-Kent, I love your concept drawing of the cat - ketch. It sets up a boat for an aft "wheel house" or at least a covered helm station at the tiller. I think it...
Hi all, I'm new here. I'll be looking forward to browsing your experiences in here, as I am junkrigging a St.Pierre cabin dory project boat in a yawl style....
... Look at how fat forward the mast is on a Nonsuch 30, <http://www.practical-sailor.com/pub/1_1/boatreview/1218-1.html> or a Wyliecat 17 right up through the...
I have a 1982 Freedom 33 cat ketch with solid keel and have always been interested in converting to junk rig... Anyone heard of or seen it done? I asked Tom...
Hi David -- It's true, a hull with a lot of overhang at the bow might not be such a good candidate for a rig that requires the mast to be far forward. Of ...
John -- This sounds like a great project to me! I have seen a Freedom 28, and would love to own a 33 some day. And I think it would be a very good candidate...
Hi John, A couple of years ago a junk rigged Freedom 35 (UK version of the F33) used to sail here on the river Weser from the port of Elsfleth near Bremen, ...
Hi Ray: The F33 cat ketch that I have has wishbones and two-ply (wrap-around) sails. It is a wonderful rig and I have sailed it long and hard, frequently...
... I would think so. You already have sturdy unstayed masts. I'm no expert, but it seems to me that you could easily retain the same balance . Do you have a...
recently copied a picture somewhere on the web. guess this is the boat you're talking about. uploaded it to junkrig2/photos/freedom added a photo of the...
I had wooden battens on Passepatu for a year or so and tried both leather strips and plastic strips screwed to the batten.These were fine when the sail was...
Hi all, I am completing a small project and am researching the next which is a two masted proa ideally with unstayed masts. Sail area on each mast would be...
http://wyldluv.tripod.com/id3.html I'd appreicate opinions on these 6 rigs I came up with for our summer re-rigging of our 9'3" beam, 4.5' draft 32 footer. The...
Hi I have finaly caught up with the back messages, I am not computer literate so cannot send drawings please try to imagine this idea :- your normal battens...
I've toyed with the idea but have yet to make a working model to prove it's practicality. Stuart Calcutt achieved variable camber in a different way using...
On the site http://www.willthomas.net/Investigations/ Articles/Junk_Boats_Dragon_Quest.htm the author makes two apparently contradictory remarks: "Junks are...
I'll give it a shot. Try Tom Colvins website (thomasecolvin.com I think) for some illustrations. In his designs section you'll see noted his various families...
junks like all traditional, in hundreds of years evolved and tested craft, do not capsise. Funny idea. The capsizing the modern yachts do: fin keel, deep draft...
Same can be said about Clippers: Narrow, Overcanvassed and weighing aloft. Have a visit to Palos near Huelva, Spain and see replicas of Colombus "ships" you...
Hi, I picked up your message here, I have just finished making Alloy battens for my Junk Corribee - someone has advised me to fit collars over the ends of the...
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